Headlines

* Suicide Bomber Hits CIA Base in Afghanistan, 8 Dead
* Roadside Bombing Kills Four Canadian Troops and Canadian Journalist
* Afghan Investigators Accused Int’l Forces of Killing Schoolboys
* Canadian PM Harper Accused of Shutting Down Torture Probe
* Dutch Court OKs Nigerian Suit Against Shell
* Egyptian Police Beat Protesters from Gaza Freedom March
* Treasury Announces Another Bailout of GMAC
* Memphis Sues Wells Fargo over Mortgage Lending Practices
* Report: Malaria Risk to Increase in Kenya Due to Climate Change
* EPA Criticizes New York State Plan for Natural Gas Drilling

* 2009-webok
2009 in Perspective: Glenn Greenwald on the Five Wars US Is Fighting in Muslim Countries

As 2009 comes to a close, today we begin by taking a step back and putting this year of war in perspective. Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald discusses US foreign policy, including the escalation of the war in Afghanistan, drone strikes on Pakistan, cruise missile attacks on Yemen, operations in Somalia, the ongoing operation in Iraq, and much more. [includes rush transcript]
* Iran_protestweb
"The Era of Tolerance Is Over" - Iran Warns over Opposition Protests

Iran’s police chief has warned anti-government protesters to stay off the streets and threatened, “The era of tolerance is over. Anyone attending such rallies will be crushed.” Hundreds of prominent activists have been arrested since Sunday’s mass street protests, and between eight to thirty-seven people have been killed. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of government supporters turned out Wednesday for state-sponsored rallies in cities across the country. We speak with Iranian-Canadian journalist, Maziar Bahari, and Baruch College professor, Ervand Abrahamian. [includes rush transcript]
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Haitian Community Activist Jean Montrevil Faces Deportation

On Wednesday morning, Jean Montrevil was attending a regular immigration check-in when he was detained by agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, or ICE. He now faces deportation to Haiti for a twenty-year-old drug conviction, for which he has already served eleven years in prison. He has not broken any laws since then. Montrevil is married to an American citizen and is the father of four US citizen children. Montrevil is a longtime community leader in New York City and active in a number of immigrant rights groups, including Families for Freedom, the NYC New Sanctuary Movement, and Detention Watch Network. [includes rush transcript]


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